Connie Hale and Ellen Sussman on Writing Retreats

Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers is currently in its fourth year. We are a weekly podcast for writers craving a unique blend of inspiration and real talk about the ups and downs of the writing life. Hosted by Brooke Warner of She Writes and Grant Faulkner of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), each theme-focused episode of Write-minded features an interview with a writer, author, or publishing industry professional.

Are you considering doing a writers’ retreat this year? Whether you want to create your own, find something far-flung and exotic, or consider the writing retreat’s bigger cousin, the writers’ conference, this episode gives insights, definitions, and parameters for retreating. Guests Ellen Sussman and Connie Hale are both writing retreat leaders who share about their own programs and so much more. On Substackin’ this week, we salute our friend and colleague, Dan Blank, for the great and encouraging work he’s doing at The Creative Shift, and point you to his Substack.

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Ellen Sussman is the author of four national bestselling novels and the co-founder and co-director, with Elizabeth Stark, of Sonoma County Writers Camp. Ellen has also been awarded fellowships from The Sewanee Writers Conference, Hedgebrook, and Ragdale.

Connie Hale has written six books, including Wired Style, and Sin and Syntax. She studied English Literature at Princeton University, then earned a masters in Journalism at UC Berkeley. She grew up in Hawaii, which explains why she leads the O’ahu Writing Retreat, and she dances the hula, of course.